cannabis crop Articles
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Identify, prevent & treat russet mites on cannabis
As a cannabis grower, you will hopefully be aware of the importance of maintaining strong, healthy plants. However, one little pest, the infamous Russet Mite, can seriously harm your crop. These minuscule bugs can significantly damage your cannabis plants, resulting in lower yields or even crop loss. But fear not—you can effectively prevent and treat russet mites if you have the correct ...
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Our Spacer: a versatile solution for hydroponic crops
In vegetable crops in particular, there are a number of tried and tested advantages to using our Spacers in hydroponic farming. They include providing a means of lifting the substrate away from the drainage stream whilst providing excellent aeration and avoiding a build-up of humidity below the substrate. These advantages have led to Spacers also being used with other applications and in other ...
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VPD and cannabis: A complete guide
Welcome, cannabis growers, to our comprehensive guide on Vapour Pressure Deficit! If you come across the acronym VPD and wonder, “what does VPD stand for?” then you are about to find out! As you embark on your journey to cultivating thriving cannabis plants, it’s essential to understand the significance of VPD. It has vital impacts on your crop’s health and yield. In this ...
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Roots to Recreation: Cannabis Legalization Promotes Grow Room Expansion
Criminalization of cannabis cultivation and consumption in the United States began with prohibition by certain states in the early 20th century (between 1911 and 1933, some 29 states banned the cultivation and/or use of cannabis), with the first significant nationwide federal restrictions implemented under the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937. More recently, just as the states instituted the first ...
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Demystifying Light Levels for Cannabis Grows
As more and more investors, opportunists and growers are jumping onto the green rush that is the cannabis industry right now there is also a big influx of folks who are learning as they go. Lighting is a major purchase for this industry as a big margin of growers still prefer the better climate control and security of growing indoors and even those who choose to grow in a greenhouse are finding ...
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CO2 Foliar Spray Effects on Cannabis Growth (Hybrid Strain) Case Study
Indoor use of C02 gassing has enhanced plant yields for over 60 years. However, over 50% of the C02 gas is typically lost through ventilation. Current greenhouse C02 gassing levels of up to 1500 PPM are also not ideal for worker health and safety. GRO's safer dissolved C02 foliar spray can be used by indoor and outdoor plant growers with minimal C02 gas lost and greater plant bioavailability ...
By CO2 GRO Inc.
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What to know when you are transitioning from HPS to LED
Many growers are looking to switch from HID technology (HPS and MH luminaires) over to LEDs for reasons such as increased energy savings, reduced heat output, longer lifespan and greater spectral efficiencies. And while LEDs can offer many advantages over HID luminaires, there are several things a grower should know before jumping in. Since LEDs can cost 2-3 times more than HID luminaires, ...
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5 tips on how to light your hemp crop for maximum yields, quality and potency
Lighting for commercial hemp production – 5 tips on how to light your hemp crop for maximum yields, quality and potency. We know that light is essential for plant growth, and for a plant such as hemp, which is adapted to high light levels, and where yields and quality are heavily influenced by light intensity – having supplemental or a high-quality sole source lighting systems is ...
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Gas Sensing for Optimal Marijuana Medical Use Crop Growth
Following the legalisation of marijuana sale for medical use in 33 US states1 and Canada,2 marijuana sales have become big business. It is estimated that in 2020 US retail sales of marijuana will continue their rapid growth, from $15. 7 billion to $19 billion3 with suppliers struggling to keep up with demand. In Colorado alone, legal demand for medical use marijuana was exceeding 100 metric ...
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Gas Sensing for Optimal Marijuana Medical Use Crop Growth
Following the legalisation of marijuana sale for medical use in 33 US states1 and Canada,2 marijuana sales have become big business. It is estimated that in 2020 US retail sales of marijuana will continue their rapid growth, from $15. 7 billion to $19 billion3 with suppliers struggling to keep up with demand. In Colorado alone, legal demand for medical use marijuana was exceeding 100 metric tons ...
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Are you lighting for optimum yields?
How do you achieve the highest yields with your lighting system? As we know, increasing light intensity up to a certain species-specific point, results in a corresponding increase in yield. And when light levels are not optimized for production, or the type of crop you are growing, you are going to have slower flowering, poor root development and plant structure, as well as reduced yields. There ...
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Our Spacer: A Versatile Solution for Hydroponic Crops
In vegetable crops in particular, there are a number of tried and tested advantages to using our Spacers in hydroponic farming. They include providing a means of lifting the substrate away from the drainage stream whilst providing excellent aeration and avoiding a build-up of humidity below the substrate. These advantages have led to Spacers also being used with other applications and in ...
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Gas Sensing for Optimal Marijuana Crop Growth for Medical Purposes
Following the legalization of marijuana salefor medicinal purposes in 33 US states1 and Canada,2marijuana sales have become big business. It is estimated that in 2020 US retail sales of marijuana will continue their rapid growth, from $15. 7 billion to $19 billion3with suppliers struggling to keep up with demand. In Colorado alone, legal demand was exceeding 100 metric tons per year in 2014.4This ...
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Magnesium deficiency in cannabis: the chilly conundrum
Hey there, fellow cannabis cultivator! If you’re delving into the fascinating world of cannabis cultivation, you probably already know how crucial nutrients are for your plants. One nutrient that holds immense significance in this green journey is magnesium. However, there’s a chilly conundrum we need to address: the inability of cannabis plants to absorb magnesium at low ...
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Environmental analysis of the energy use of hemp – analysis of the comparative life cycle: diesel oil vs. hemp–diesel
Hemp (Cannabis Sativa L.) is a herbaceous crop with a potential production of 12 tons of dry matter per hectare and a seed output of 0.5–2 tons per hectare, depending on its handling. The agro-ecological aspects and the high yield of vegetable biomass from hemp farming are the factors that indicate a possible interest in this plant from the point of view of energy use, but in order to validate ...
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How to Use Labels in Your Growing Cannabis Business
With medicinal as well as recreational cannabis being legalized across North America in recent years, the industry has seen tremendous growth. However, while this has led to impressive profits for a growing cannabis business, including producers and distributors, it has also brought with it a host of new regulations and standards. This includes strict regulations on the identification of all ...
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Harvesting Cannabis: When and How?
Cannabis is the kind of plant that is known for numerous medicinal benefits. And it is the kind of plant that is not quite difficult to grow. The plant will grow wherever it is given the ideal conditions to thrive. However, the harvesting requires a lot of time and effort, even more care than growing the actual plant itself. You can buy a Cannabis harvesting machine and get the job done, but ...
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LED or HPS for Growing Cannabis?
“What lighting source should I use for my licensed cannabis grow?”; “I am comparing LED to HPS for my cannabis operation. Which source do you recommend?” These are questions people ask me almost on a daily basis. We have covered this question in past posts on our blog, like this one by our very own head of marketing: LEDs vs Traditional Lighting but most cannabis growers ...
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